(SPORTS BASEBALL) [Albert G Spalding editor] Continuous fou

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(SPORTS--BASEBALL.) [Albert G. Spalding, editor.] Continuous four-year run of "Spalding's Base Ball Guide and Official League Book" for 1885 through 1888. Numerous illustrations. 145, [31]; 125, [35]; 137, [39]; 129, [47] pages. 12mo, original pictorial wrappers, minor wear; 1888 with a couple of short tears, otherwise minimal wear to contents. Chicago, 1885-1888

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All four years are packed with season recaps, statistics, rules, and illustrated advertisements, looking back on National League championships by Providence, Chicago, and Detroit. The 1885 guide features a full-page portrait of champion batter James "Orator Jim" O'Rourke. 1887 has half-page illustrations of 5 past champion batters including King Kelly and Cap Anson; Anson reappears as a repeat champion in 1888.